diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/308-mips-show-correct-cpu-name-for-24KEc.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/308-mips-show-correct-cpu-name-for-24KEc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac6304a2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/308-mips-show-correct-cpu-name-for-24KEc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+@@ -816,10 +816,13 @@ static inline void cpu_probe_mips(struct
+ 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 20Kc";
+ 		break;
+ 	case PRID_IMP_24K:
+-	case PRID_IMP_24KE:
+ 		c->cputype = CPU_24K;
+ 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 24Kc";
+ 		break;
++	case PRID_IMP_24KE:
++		c->cputype = CPU_24K;
++		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 24KEc";
++		break;
+ 	case PRID_IMP_25KF:
+ 		c->cputype = CPU_25KF;
+ 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 25Kc";